| Abstract [eng] |
FLUCTUATIONS IN CINEMA ATTENDANCE (EU, 1990 – 2007) Summary Since 1990 cinema attendance began to revive after having declined over a 30-year period. The arrival of American-style multiplexes – new cinemas with eight or more screens demonstrating blockbuster films – had successfully attracted audiences back to the cinema. Since 2001 in terms of the number of cinemas, EU 15 countries cinema market was already described as fundamentally saturated and can no longer be expanded by building new cinemas. The greatest potential lies with new EU countries that untill now have seen less intensive investment. Here cinema markets have low screen densities, which are currently accompanied by low admission – per capita ratios. This paper examines the reasons of fluctuations in cinema attendance and considers the impact of the multiplex development. In terms of practical meaning, this paper should be relevant to cinema business developers and all others being intersted in cinema, cinema history, changes in cinema audiences, rise of multiplex and its impact on consumer habbits. |
